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Smilee
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First time grower lookin for a few answers
#11684336 - 12/20/09 02:24 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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From what I've read, it seems The Spore Works is a reliable place to get spores, but they seem to have a large amount of different strains to choose from. Are the more expensive ones worth it? Are they more powerful or just easier to grow? What would you all recommend?
I have a few other questions too. How long does it take on average to go from spores in a syringe to harvest time? Is a pressure cooker necessary? Some say yes, some say no as I've read. I know there are a lot of ways to grow shrooms, so it would vary depending on what you use, but about how much would all the supplies for a small grow cost?
Thanks in advance for the advice. I look forward to start growing.
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thcisme
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Re: First time grower lookin for a few answers [Re: Smilee]
#11684448 - 12/20/09 03:38 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sporeworks are good but none of their strains are much better than others except Penis Envy, a pressure cooker is definitely not needed for the PF tek only for grains/bulk grows otherwise steam them in a pot, how long it takes mostly depends on how quick they colonize, then after you dunk them you'll see pins in 2-4 days.
All you need to buy for the PF tek is vermiculite, perlite, brown rice flour, spore syringe and jars. It shouldn't cost anymore than $50, I picked cambodians for my first grow, they were fully colonized at about 8 days after inoculation, I think it would be a good choice to start with a fast colonizing strain for your first grow. Less chance of contams IMO.
some fast colonizers: Cambodian South american
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Smilee
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Re: First time grower lookin for a few answers [Re: thcisme]
#11684565 - 12/20/09 05:22 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ah thanks a lot for the advice. I really appreciate it. I think I have all the info I need to start growing. Now all I gotta do is make sure my room mate won't flip out about it.
*Edit*
It seems I have a couple more questions. How many cakes can I make out of one syringe? And what is the typical output(in weight) from one syringe, once grown and dried?(assuming I don't have disastrous contamination)
Edited by Smilee (12/20/09 06:22 AM)
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thcisme
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Re: First time grower lookin for a few answers [Re: Smilee]
#11684877 - 12/20/09 07:39 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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It seems I have a couple more questions. How many cakes can I make out of one syringe? And what is the typical output(in weight) from one syringe, once grown and dried?(assuming I don't have disastrous contamination)
You can stretch 10 cakes out of one 10ml syringe, just don't go over 1 ml per jar. Although if you made a liquid culture (LC) you would have enough to make 100+ cakes. Here is an easy tek that doesn't require a pressure cooker:
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/5238137#5238137
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tinyfists
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Re: First time grower lookin for a few answers [Re: thcisme]
#11684900 - 12/20/09 07:48 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would recommend buying this four pack: our choice special
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Combat Butler
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Re: First time grower lookin for a few answers [Re: tinyfists]
#11685057 - 12/20/09 08:50 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Please excuse me hijacking this thread but I tried posting a question yesterday and it was deleted for some reason.
SWIM bought two ready-filled jars and a syringe of Cubensis B+ spores from MagicPlants.co.uk but the jars are covered under the lid with tinfoil and I don't know if that is correct.
The instructions said to inject through the tinfoil but the first jar SWIM tried didn't take so he threw the contents away.
Are the jars pre-sterilized? The instructions say "use withing 7 days".
What is the correct thing to use to seal jars? Kerr jars are very expensive to buy in the UK and cheaper ones have solid glass lids. Most of the jars SWIM has seen in stores that are the right shape don't have a rubber seal or have a solid glass lid that is impossible to put a hole through.
Should SWIM use the tinfoil or is tinfoil no good? There seem to be radically conflicting accounts.
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cowfodder
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Re: First time grower lookin for a few answers [Re: Combat Butler]
#11685085 - 12/20/09 09:05 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Combat Butler said: Please excuse me hijacking this thread but I tried posting a question yesterday and it was deleted for some reason.
SWIM bought two ready-filled jars and a syringe of Cubensis B+ spores from MagicPlants.co.uk but the jars are covered under the lid with tinfoil and I don't know if that is correct.
The instructions said to inject through the tinfoil but the first jar SWIM tried didn't take so he threw the contents away.
Are the jars pre-sterilized? The instructions say "use withing 7 days".
What is the correct thing to use to seal jars? Kerr jars are very expensive to buy in the UK and cheaper ones have solid glass lids. Most of the jars SWIM has seen in stores that are the right shape don't have a rubber seal or have a solid glass lid that is impossible to put a hole through.
Should SWIM use the tinfoil or is tinfoil no good? There seem to be radically conflicting accounts.
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